Liberty police said they are continuing to look for a man in connection with the abduction and sexual assault of a 40-year-old woman last week.

The woman said she had stopped at an intersection near Missouri Highway 291 and Main Street when a man jumped into the back seat of her car and ordered her to drive to a rural area in Lafayette County, where he sexually assaulted her.

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Police released a composite sketch of the man last week. The woman said the man also smelled of heavy cigarette smoke.

Investigators said they have followed 30 potential leads in the case, but they have not made any arrests. They said a check on other law enforcement agencies in the region found no reports of similar attacks recently.

Anyone with information about the case or the man in the sketch is asked to call Liberty police at 816-439-4701, the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department at 660-259-3622 or the Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.